Today started off a bit early for a rest day as I rode into town with Mary before her first class at Chadron State. I had to fend for myself until 3:30, when her last class concluded.
I walked around campus for a bit, meandering through the ranching and the Mari Sandoz exhibits at the High Plains Heritage Center. I camped out in the student union and talked to a student on his way to practice for the rodeo team.
After campus I hopped on Mary's mountain bike covered in University of Iowa stickers to the Bean Broker where I stayed for a couple of hours. Mary had tipped off a writer for the Chadron Record that I was in town and he stopped by for a quick interview.
Biking around town I came across the MarBow, probably the only store in the country that specializes in both archery and musical instruments. Norman, the owner, was a big fan of in strings in tension. I purchased a ukulele from the store for entertainment for the rest of the run. Norman cut me a deal by knocking off 5 bucks and not including sales tax.
I kept biking around town and eventually decided to bike to the top of "C-Hill." The student paper had this on the student bucket list and I decided I'd give it a go. It was a bit strenuous for an off day, but I made it up. I savored the view and broke in my new purchase from about an hour earlier. At 3:30 I bombed down the hill over the large "C", a bit dangerous in flip flops, and returned to Mary's office.
We returned home and met up with Alan, who I had met previously in the middle of Wyoming. He cooked a great dinner of potatoes and carrots from the garden and the steaks of grass-fed beef from a local rancher. I also got a tour of the mountain bike trails he had cut around the perimeter of his land.
I decided I'd celebrate being close to halfway done by taking a day off tomorrow as well. I had no obligations down the road and a lot of stuff to still see in Chadron.
I walked around campus for a bit, meandering through the ranching and the Mari Sandoz exhibits at the High Plains Heritage Center. I camped out in the student union and talked to a student on his way to practice for the rodeo team.
After campus I hopped on Mary's mountain bike covered in University of Iowa stickers to the Bean Broker where I stayed for a couple of hours. Mary had tipped off a writer for the Chadron Record that I was in town and he stopped by for a quick interview.
Biking around town I came across the MarBow, probably the only store in the country that specializes in both archery and musical instruments. Norman, the owner, was a big fan of in strings in tension. I purchased a ukulele from the store for entertainment for the rest of the run. Norman cut me a deal by knocking off 5 bucks and not including sales tax.
I kept biking around town and eventually decided to bike to the top of "C-Hill." The student paper had this on the student bucket list and I decided I'd give it a go. It was a bit strenuous for an off day, but I made it up. I savored the view and broke in my new purchase from about an hour earlier. At 3:30 I bombed down the hill over the large "C", a bit dangerous in flip flops, and returned to Mary's office.
We returned home and met up with Alan, who I had met previously in the middle of Wyoming. He cooked a great dinner of potatoes and carrots from the garden and the steaks of grass-fed beef from a local rancher. I also got a tour of the mountain bike trails he had cut around the perimeter of his land.
I decided I'd celebrate being close to halfway done by taking a day off tomorrow as well. I had no obligations down the road and a lot of stuff to still see in Chadron.
View of Chadron from atop "C" Hill
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